put away vs lock

lock vs put away

put away is not a noun while lock is a noun.

put away and lock both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put away	No	No	Yes	No
lock	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put away and lock are synonyms defined as:

put away and lock: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

Other synonyms of put away include lock away, lock in, lock up, shut away, shut up.

put away (noun)	lock (noun)
	any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
	a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
	a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
	enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
	a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
	a strand or cluster of hair

put away (verb)	lock (verb)
turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily	become rigid or immoveable
eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food	fasten with a lock
kill gently, as with an injection	keep engaged
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape	place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
stop using	become engaged or intermeshed with one another
throw or cast away	hold in a locking position
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail	build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
	hold fast (in a certain state)
	pass by means through a lock in a waterway

Difference between put away and lock

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.